The 11 Most Expensive Foods in the World

Each has their own concept of value when it comes to experiencing unique food flavors. For this reason, chefs and creators of various products will likely never cease to amaze, crafting increasingly exotic and expensive dishes. After all, as much as many people consider the prices prohibitive, there will always be someone willing to pay for them.

But there are delicacies whose price can amaze even the most experienced in the subject.

At the awesome.clubwe collected 11 very expensive, exclusive and sought after products by those who like to innovate in the search for new flavors.

The dessert The Black Diamond it is a true work of art. the restaurant’s chef Scoopy Cafe, from Dubai, it took 5 weeks of work to create it. This is the super exclusive vanilla ice cream, as it is impregnated with Iranian saffron and black truffles from Italy.

The topping is made with 23 carat edible gold flakes and powder. The price of pleasure is over 800 dollars.

The most expensive red tuna in history weighed 222 kg and the buyer shelled out $1.76 million for it. This fish is very popular and used in Japanese cuisine, but unfortunately it is in danger of extinction.

In Australia, there are huge oysters, which grow up to 20 cm. Chefs love its light, slightly sweet taste. A small portion of these seafood costs about 100 dollars.

Currently, the most expensive coffee in the world is the Thai called Black Ivoryor Black Ivory. In plantations of this product, common arabica beans are collected and thrown to the elephants, who ingest them. According to experts, the animal’s stomach acid destroys the protein present and eliminates all its bitterness. Normally, an elephant takes 15 to 30 hours to digest them, and to obtain 1 kg of coffee, the animal must ingest about 33 kg of Arabica beans, which, after being expelled and separated, are mixed with other products of their daily ration. After the digestion process, the beans are carefully separated from the faeces, washed and dried, and then converted into a product that costs about $1,100 per kg.

Here in Brazil, there is an equivalent version, the Jacu coffee, which, instead of elephants, is consumed by jacus (a common bird in Brazilian forests) and then separated from the droppings. A kilo of Café Jacu costs about a thousand reais. Would you dare to have a cup of this drink?

This premium-class, first-press oil is made exclusively from Greek olives of the Koroneiki variety, collected no more than 10 hours before preparation. The manufacturer uses cold pressing technology and obtains an excellent quality product with exceptionally low acidity (only 0.19°, while the standard is 0.1° to 0.8°).

The product is packaged in a 500 ml container, which looks more like a perfume bottle. The value exceeds 185 dollars per liter and, a few years ago, the Guinness Book of World Records included it in the list of the most expensive products in the world.

This balsamic vinegar is made with a rare species of grape called Trebbiano. First it is boiled and then the product is left to rest for 10 to 25 years to drain excess water. The rarity and cost of the fruits used in this vinegar explain the final price of the product, which is over 170 dollars for 150 ml.

The most expensive cheese in the world, called Pule, costs more than $1,100 per kg. To produce it, 25 liters of fresh milk from a Serbian donkey are needed. As the animal gives an average of 200 ml of milk per day, the cost of the raw material is around 40 euros per litre.

The Danish chef Fritz Knipschildt created this recipe in 1999 and its creation has earned him worldwide recognition. The sweet is handmade with truffle oil (black truffles, 250 dollars a piece, imported especially from France) and French chocolate Valrhona Ganache (70% cocoa). As a final touch, cocoa powder is sprinkled.

Matcha is a traditional Japanese powder. It is made from tea leaves that are only harvested once a year. A few weeks before harvest, the plants are covered to protect them from the sun, which also contributes to the accumulation of healthy substances. The resulting tea is an excellent antioxidant that is also added to many desserts and sauces. For lovers of this drink, such a pleasure can cost more than 180 dollars per 1 kg of product.

The 100% Iberian bellota ham is the most expensive variety of this product, since the pigs used for it are fattened in the mountain pastures, where they eat only fresh herbs. The price of the delicacy starts at 700 dollars.

Have you had the opportunity to try any of these products? Share your experiences with us in the comments.